A person who is addicted to working, to the point where their life consists only of work and sleep. They have very few friends, if any, and some rarely see their own families.
Workaholics often suffer from fatigue, sleeping disorders, stress and stress-related ailments, and some eventually work themselves to death. Workaholics are a common sight in some East Asian countries, but are less prevalent in North America and even less in Europe.
Those who spend their lives telling others what is or is not a word, based on what they have read in books.
Firstcoined by Steven Colbert on the Colbert Report during a segment of The Word.
I know you Wordanistas love to sayfunner is not a word, but it is, i looked it up in my gut, and that's the Truth.
What is it with you Wordanistas telling me what is and what isnt a word. Who made Merriam Webster God?
"And that brings us to tonight's word: truthiness. Now I'm sure some of the Word Police, the wordanistas over at Webster's, are gonna say, 'Hey, that's not a word.'"
prescription pills you take during work to make your job more bearable (usually percocet, but could also be vicoden, valium, adderall, or any other pill that alters your mood for the better)